An innovative idea with missing pieces
Colin Hannifin Contributing Writer As I was registering for classes in March of 2010, I was looking forward to participating in a unique opportunity offered by the VCU’s da Vinci Center Project Course—a chance to work on a company-sponsored project with students from Business, Arts, and Engineering. I struggled to fit room into my long-term […]
Dusting off the Dukes: Men’s basketball takes first of season series over JMU
Men’s basketball takes first of season series over JMU
Panel OKs bicycle safety bill
Danny Rathbun Capital News Service Virginia motorists would have to give bicyclists a little more room on the road under a bill approved unanimously by the Senate Transportation Committee. Senate Bill 928 would increase from two to three feet the minimum distance for cars passing bicycles. The bill also would add bicycles and mopeds to […]
Senate panel defies national DUI standards
Catherine Leth Capital News Service RICHMOND – A Senate committee has killed two bills that would have brought Virginia up to speed with national DUI standards. With little debate, the Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted 14-1 that Senate Bill 1075 be “passed by indefinitely.” The bill would have changed the administrative license suspension period […]
Senate bill targets guns, drugs
Alexander Chang Capital News Service A Senate committee this week approved a bill making it a Class 1 misdemeanor for someone who is drunk or on illegal drugs to carry a loaded gun in a public place. The Senate Courts of Justice Committee unanimously endorsed Senate Bill 1395, introduced by Sen. A. Donald McEachin, D-Richmond. […]